Pred spivey



June 8 1926. 1,588,062

F. SPIVEY APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING OIL OR OTHER LI'QUDS UPON FIBER-S AND THE LIKE Filed De. 28.' 1925 Patented June 8, 1926.

UNITED STATES .PATENT OFFICE. l

FRED SPIVEY, 0F HECKMONDWIKE, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF '.lOv HAROLD PARKIN, 0F LIVERSEDGE, ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING OIL 01E-OTHER LIQUIDS UPON FIBERS AND THE LIKE.

Application led December 28, 1925, Serial No. 77,954, and in Great Britain December-19, 1924.

This invention relates to machinery or apparatus for distributing oil or other liquids upon fibers or the like as they are caused to travel past the machine and the object of the invention is the provision of a novel combination and arrangement of component elements for taking liquid from a trough or receptacle and spraying it in finely diffused or distributed form over the material to be treated.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a section taken through a machine constructed in accordance witlithis invention, and v Fig. 2 is an end elevation of part of the machine showing the drive.

A indicates a liquid collecting roller that is rotatably mounted in a trough a between two liquid stripping devices one'of which comprises a stripping roller B rotating in Contact withor in close proximity to the collecting roller A and also in contact with a rapidly revolving distributing brush C. The other stripping4 device comprises a pivotally mounted plate D interposed between the roller A and -a roller (l. The liquid that is collected by the plate D passes therefrom on to the roller d in the -form of a ilm which is sprayed from the roller (l by a rapidly revolving distributing brush C1. The plate D is fixed on 'a pivotally mounted tube d1 through which passes a tube dz to which steam can be supplied from any convenient source. The roller d is' also m-ade in the form of a hollow cylinder andheated by a steam pipe da which passes through it. The liquid in the trough a which supplies the roller A is provided with an electric or other suitable heater F y by means of Which the liquid canbe mainley a2 on the shaft a3 to a pulley 0 on the shaft c1, a pulley 'c2 on such shaft at the other end of themachine transmitting power i to a pulley c3 on the shaft c* of the brush C by a crossed belt c5. The agitator G may be driven by a belt or chain q from a zWheel on the shaft a3, and the roller d may in like manner be driven by a belt or chaind4 from another wheel on the shaft The spraying brushes can be arranged in any suitable position in relation to the rollers B ing roller rotatably mounted therein, a second roller rotatably mounted at one side of the collecting roller, a plate pivotally mounted between said rollers for stripping a film of liquid from the collecting roller and'delivering the liquid to the second roller, and a distributing brush rotatable at a high speed in contact with said second roller.

2. In a liquid spraying machine, the combination of a liquid trough, a liquid collecting roller rotatably mounted therein, a second roller mounted at one side of the collecting roller, a rotatably mounted tube between said rollers, a plate mounted on said tube and cooperable with the rollers -for stripping a film of liquid from thecollecting roller and delivering same to the second roller, a distributing brush .rotatable at a high lspeed in contact with a second roller, and a heating medium in said tube.

i 3. In a liquid spraying machine, the combination of a liquid trough, a liquid collect ing roller rotatably mounted therein, a hollow roller mounted for rotation at one side of the collecting roller, a tube located between said rollers, a stripping plate mounted Y on said tube and cooperable with said rollers for stripping a film of liquid from the collecting roller and delivering the liquid to the hollow roller, a distributing brush rotatable at a high speed in contact with the hollow roller, and a heating medium in said hollow roller and tube.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature.

FRED SPIVEY. 

